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- MSV Duisburg have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 3. Liga
Both teams have had ample time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic game!
Rot-Weiss Essen form and stats
When playing at home in the 3. Liga, Rot-Weiss Essen have managed 2 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. So many draws at home for Rot-Weiss, an amazing four in a row now.
In their previous game, the manager Dabrowski led his Rot-Weiss Essen to a defeat away at Elversberg. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Essen. Until that defeat this club had gone nine consecutive league fixtures without a defeat.
Before that, Rot-Weiss Essen played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Verl.Rot-Weiss have conceded 14 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
MSV Duisburg form and stats
As the visiting team in 3. Liga matches, MSV Duisburg have produced an overall stat of 5-0-5 so far. It’s been three wins in a row for MSV Duisburg on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Osnabruck with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Waldhof Mannheim.We have checked recent matches where MSV Duisburg have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats.
MSV Duisburg have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 13 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Duisburg have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head meeting ended MSV Duisburg - Rot-Weiss Essen 2-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Rot-Weiss Essen wins - draws - MSV Duisburg wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Bastians 6 goals |  R. Berlinski 5 goals |   M. Stoppelkamp 5 goals |
Rot-Weiss Essen missing players
MSV Duisburg missing players
| Rot-Weiss Essen | MSV Duisburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 25 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 24 |
| 31 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 90% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 70% | 70% |
| 50% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 30% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 15% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 50% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 20% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10.5 | 9.3 | 6.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.5 | 9.1 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 10.2 | 9.9 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 13.7 | 11 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 4 |
- MSV Duisburg have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- MSV Duisburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- MSV Duisburg have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 3. Liga
- MSV Duisburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Elversberg | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Saarbrucken | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Freiburg II | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | Waldhof Mannheim | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | 1860 München | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Ingolstadt | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 8 | Osnabruck | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 10 | Viktoria Koln | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Verl | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | VfB Oldenburg | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Zwickau | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Bayreuth | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -19 | 19 |
| 18 | Borussia Dortmund II | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 18 |
| 19 | Hallescher FC | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 17 |
| 20 | Meppen | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 15 |
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